Hansi Flick's tactical keys for the Barça-Inter Champions League match: defense, automatisms and strategy

Hansi Flick, beyond addressing several current Barcelona issues, also analyzed in detail his next rival, Inter Milan. The Italian team will be the great obstacle for FC Barcelona on their way to the final of the UEFA Champions League, after a vibrant 3-3 draw in Montjuïc that left the tie completely open for the return leg at the Giuseppe Meazza.

The German coach highlighted what, in his opinion, will be the determining factor to advance to the final. "Wednesday's game was incredible. They are very strong, with a lot of experience, they take advantage of opportunities and have good defensive automatisms. Everyone must be involved in the defense because they occupy the spaces," he explained.

"They are very strong, with a lot of experience, they take advantage of opportunities and have good defensive automatisms"

Tactical analysis of Inter: defense, transitions and automatisms

Flick also offered an X-ray of Inter Milan's style of play and what he expects from the 'nerazzurri' team in the return leg. "Inter will adapt, just like us. We will do things better, like them. They want to reach the final with defense, transitions and style. Their automatisms. It is important not to give them the opportunity. In the midfield and the last line. They play very well," he warned.

"They want to reach the final with defense, transitions and style. Their automatisms. It is important not to give them the opportunity"

He also emphasized the collective strength of the rival over individualities: "We are always focused on the rival as a whole, they also have good, wonderful players, but it always comes down to the collective."

Set pieces, an aspect to improve

One of the aspects that most worries Hansi Flick ahead of the return leg is the defense of set pieces. The coach recalled that Inter did a lot of damage in Montjuïc through this route: "We coaches analyze everything, from the outside it may seem like one thing and everything has a reason. We want to defend much better, we will change something compared to the first leg," he emphasized.

In addition, Flick rescued the importance of minimizing set pieces. "It's a good idea, we'll make a couple of changes, I'll talk to the players, we've trained it and we'll see what we do," he said.

It should be remembered that in the first leg, Barça conceded two of the three goals after set pieces. The 0-2 came after a corner in which Marcus Thuram won the cross into the area from Dimarco and Dumfries finished acrobatically. Later, the 2-3 also came from a cross from Çalhanoğlu that Dumfries headed in front of a bad save from Szczęsny.

A clear message to his players: enjoy without pressure

Despite the complexity of the match, Flick wants his players to enjoy the moment without being overwhelmed by the pressure. "You have to enjoy tomorrow's game, it's great to play at this level, we can reach the final, I don't want to put pressure on the players, you have to enjoy. I want them to be well connected, get along well, have good possession of the ball and with a fantastic style," he concluded.

• THE COMPLETE HANSI FLICK PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE THE INTER-BARÇA MATCH IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL RETURN LEG: